Summary
Hungary passed a law banning Pride events and allowing facial recognition to identify attendees.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban endorsed the ban, sparking protests and resistance from activists who vowed to continue celebrating Pride.
Critics, including human rights groups and European Parliament members, condemned the law as illegal and discriminatory.
Activists fear heightened surveillance and repression but remain determined to fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
The ban aligns with Orban’s broader anti-LGBTQ+ agenda, which has previously restricted adoption and LGBTQ+ content for minors.
This isn’t only about Pride, it’s a pretty severe limit on rights to protest. In classic Fidesz fashion the law is super vague, threatening and aims to fuel hate speech.
Also the whole child protection angle stinks, since this is the same govt that pardoned a known pedophile.
See you there